Meat inspection accord faces hurdles in Senate debate
The House plan would fund states with federal matching grants to improve intrastate meat plants while the Senate adds failure to meet federal standards within two years would give federal inspectors jurisdiction. A third year grace and warnings could prompt action against adulterated meat. Leaders warn the meat lobby risks public health if no bill passes.
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W.R. Poage
Dtex
House Agriculture Committee
Neal Smith
Iowa
Mondale
Congress
McCarthy to oppose LBJ in Democratic primaries
Senator Eugene McCarthy announced he will run as an antiwar candidate in at least four Democratic presidential primaries. He plans to enter Wisconsin Nebraska Oregon and California with a possible Massachusetts and New Hampshire run to follow. He urges debate within the party and de escalation toward a negotiated Vietnam settlement.
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Democratic Party
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Kennedy
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Democratic Committee
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Nebraska
Oregon
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Minnesota
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Ancient city Debar leveled by severe Yugoslav quake
A powerful earthquake leveled about 80 percent of Debar in Macedonia, killing at least eight and injuring over 40. Rescue teams sought survivors as 100000 residents were left homeless, electricity and water disrupted, and aid appealed for bread and water. Belgrade Radio attributed the damage to a major quake in the Yugoslav belt near Greece.
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UPI
Debar
Radio Belgrade
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Greece
Skopje
Albania
Skopje Observatory
Japan
South America
Belgrade Radio
Ohrid
Fighting near Cambodia and Bo Duc battle Vietnam war
Guerrillas near the Cambodian border hit a US battalion near Bo Due with rockets mortars and ground assault. U S helicopter gunships and AC47s repelled the attack driving fighters back into the jungle 90 miles north of Saigon. Casualty figures, airstrikes and battlefield tallies follow as U S and South Vietnamese forces report dozens of deaths and hundreds wounded.
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Bo Due
U.S
Bo Duc
Cambodia
Dak To
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
France
Haiphong
Leatherneck
Army 1St Infantry Division
Senate approves pay hikes and postal rate rise
The Senate backed a 4.5 percent pay raise for 2 million civilian workers and 5.6 percent for 3 million servicemen, retroactive to Oct 1, and approved higher postal rates effective Jan 7. Second and third class rates rise in stepped increases. The package, costing about $2.6 billion over three years, moves to a House-Senate conference committee for reconciliation with House bills.
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Navy helps recover suspected bomb from trawler net
In Oregon Inlet North Carolina a seven man Navy demolition team recovered an 18 inch object from the Nellie E trawler net. Coast Guard said the object was later identified as dredging pipe not a bomb. The ship captain was removed and demolition crews waited until daybreak to continue recovery.
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N.C
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Nellie E
W. D. Potter
Oriental
Old House
Pamlico Sound
US casualties rise as Dak To battles surge
UPI reports 212 Americans killed in the past week bringing total U.S. deaths in Vietnam to 15,058. Dak To account tops the losses with 149 killed. 1,242 wounded overall, while Communist deaths may exceed 1,826 that week. Troop strength sits at 467,000 with Communist totals between 223,000 and 253,000.
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U.S
Saigon
UPI
US S
Vietnam
William Peers
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
America
South Vietnam
Opposition to tax increase remains
Washington reported that the House Ways and Means Committee stood firmly anti tax rise after long arguments by President Johnsons fiscal aides. Treasury Secretary Fowler Budget Director Schultze and Fed Chair Martin pushed a 10 percent income tax surcharge to trim deficits and inflation but lawmakers remained unmoved and showed limited interest in a $4.1 billion spending cut plan tied to the Vietnam war.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Treasury
Fowler
Schultze
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
UPI
Washington
Key House
Ways & Means Committee
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
William McChesney Martin Jr
Armor plated bibles ship to Vietnam for Christmas gifts
Detroit reports armor plated New Testaments with stainless steel plates are being produced for Vietnam servicemen. Dickson's Bible House will ship hundreds of copies, priced with 10 cent shipping, by December 10. Riverside Book and Bible House, Iowa Falls, makes the armor plated Bibles, with churches and an Elks Club ordering, while makers claim past editions saved lives in World War II.
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API
Vietnam
Ferndale
Don Warner
Dickson's Bible and Book House
Wanner
Warner
Riverside Book and Bible House
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Earl Fritz
Elks Club
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment for Carlton C Wilson
Probate of the will for Carlton C Wilson and the appointment of an executor are announced. The estate proceedings detail the legal steps to settle debts and distribute assets under court oversight. A hearing date and filing requirements are expected in the public notices.
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Carlton C. Wilson
Hughes to Lead Des Moines Hearing on Aging Issues
Gov Harold E Hughes will be the leadoff witness December 15 as a Senate subcommittee opens hearings in Des Moines on retired persons problems. Sen Walter Mondale will chair the Retirement and Individual subcommittee with Sen Jack Miller as a member. The Iowa Commission on the Aging cited Iowa as a prime site due to its aging population and promising programs for retirement living.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Commission
Ray L. Schwartz
Walter S. Mondale
D-Minn
Senate
Jack Miller
Iowa
Schwartz
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